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Recent steel price hikes mean that shipyard repair costs are rising rapidly. In China, the price of HRB (hot-rolled band) per metric tonne has almost doubled. Prices have also more than trebled in the US over the past 18 months ($550 to $1,680) and have risen in Europe from around…

SPS Technology Partner, SRC Estonia, raised the deck height on a superyacht by 100mm to reach 5000mm ABL (minimum freeboard requirements), required by classification society, ABS. Superyacht deck modification with SPS Technology SRC proposed that SPS be used with a double bubble core to achieve the needed height increase. The SPS…

Structural maintenance programmes are growing, in number and complexity, requiring a new innovative approach and an overhaul of decades-old approaches to vessel crack repair, to unlock cost, time, environmental and safety benefits. With an aging global fleet and new stress points emerging on existing vessel structures as a result of…

Structural maintenance, including crack repair and maintenance, is widely recognised by ship owners and operators as an integral part of repair and maintenance regimes for all vessels. Specifically, repairing fatigue cracks present on key structural areas, is vital to preserving asset integrity, seafarer safety and cargo, while also meeting regulatory…

Using riding squads to deliver in-service SPS repairs helps keep ships running for guests during the pandemic. In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, a project now underway to create a health framework for cruise ship guests comes as welcome news. The initiative, spearheaded by the Cruise Lines International Association…

The knock-on effects of COVID-19 have meant access to dry dock ship repair has been restricted to ensure shipyards can effectively practice social distancing. SPS Technology’s Ian Nash speaks to Maritime Journal about how Sandwich Plate System (SPS) can help alleviate dry dock ship repair pressures through the use of riding squads.…